President of the ‘Rassemblement Nationwide’ (RN) group Marine Le Pen (L), flanked by Steeve Briois (R), mayor of Henin Beaumont, casts her poll for the European Parliament election at a polling station in Henin-Beaumont, north of France on June 9, 2024.
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President of the ‘Rassemblement Nationwide’ (RN) group Marine Le Pen (L), flanked by Steeve Briois (R), mayor of Henin Beaumont, casts her poll for the European Parliament election at a polling station in Henin-Beaumont, north of France on June 9, 2024.
Francois Lo Presti/AFP through Getty Pictures
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